The Bad Food Bible

How and Why to Eat Sinfully

By: Aaron Carroll MD, Nina Teicholz - foreword

Narrated by: Jeff Cummings, Kate Rudd

Physician and popular New York Times Upshot contributor Aaron Carroll mines the latest evidence to show that many "bad" ingredients actually aren't unhealthy, and in some cases are essential to our well-being.

Advice about food can be confusing. There's usually only one thing experts can agree on: some ingredients - often the most enjoyable ones - are bad for you, full stop. But as Aaron Carroll explains, these oversimplifications are both wrong and dangerous: if we stop consuming some of our most demonized ingredients altogether, it may actually hurt us. In The Bad Food Bible, Carroll examines the scientific evidence, showing among other things that you can:

• Eat red meat several times a week: The health effects are negligible for most people, and actually positive if you're 65 or older.
• Have a drink or two a day: As long as it's in moderation, it will protect you against cardiovascular disease without much risk.
• Enjoy a gluten-loaded bagel from time to time: It has less fat and sugar, fewer calories, and more fiber than a gluten-free one.
• Eat more salt: If your blood pressure is normal, you should be more worried about getting too little sodium than having too much.

Full of counterintuitive lessons about food we hate to love, The Bad Food Bible is for anyone who wants to forge eating habits that are sensible, sustainable, and occasionally indulgent.

©2017 Aaron Carroll (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Foreword © 2017 by Nina Teicholz

classic Dr Carroll more in book form !!!

lengthy introduction, but good listen. somewhat repetitive, but important information irregardless. Dr Carroll goes over research at length. TLDR nutrition research is hard and expensive because results don't come immediately. Processed food is worse, and sometimes inevitable, but avoid them as possible. Worry only in accordance to amount. Leave morals aside and be pragmatic about it.

thank you!

this book brought as much evidence and sense that possibly could be applied to nutrition. I appreciate the nuance and practical application suggested. thanks so much Aaron.

Good Info

Info here is good, but I actually knew most of this. If you regularly read nutrition books, you might have come across this info. If not, it's a great place to begin.

A gastrophile,s nightmare....

the truth shall set you free ... let this book go viralon the food network.

Excellent and informative

This book presents information in an unbiased manner on a variety of food topics. This book dispels many food myths. The author is engaging and far from boring. I literally believe everyone should read this book perhaps more than once